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US 4,208,749 AGranted
Fisherman's pliers
OwnerJames R. Hermann, Gary S. Amermaninventors
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Abstract
A fisherman's pliers combines in a single tool the gripping, holding, compressing and flattening features of a needlenose or similar pliers with a hole punch and with both straight edge and half-moon metal cutters, whereby hollow and solid so-called "pencil lead" sinker material can be prepared efficiently while fishing for attachment as a sinker to a fishing line.
Claims5
A fisherman's pliers comprising:
- two crossed members rotationally pivoted at their intersection to form a pliers, each member comprising a jaw section and a handle section;
- each jaw section having a planar meeting face, a straight-edge cutter, and a half-moon cutter arranged for cooperative action with corresponding portions of the other jaw section;
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- one jaw section having a punch pin, and the other jaw section having a die hole sized and positioned for receiving said pin when said jaw sections are closed together, thereby defining a punch;
- said planar meeting faces rotating between an angularly spaced relationship and a substantially parallel abutting relationship with one another upon pivoting movement of said two crossed members;
- said punch pin and die hole being positioned on the planar meeting faces of said jaw sections and constructed to interfit without conflict as said jaw sections are rotated toward one another.
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